Happy Camper?

"A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into." ~Ansel Adams


Look at this happy photographer. I was getting ready to shoot the unveiling of a marker in another town. My mind was on the one-shot unveiling and a badly positioned sun when my husband, who was carrying my camera bag, decided he would snap my photo. Do I look happy or is this a deceiving photo?

When photographers are on assignment they are thinking about a million things. Right, Jen?

The shoot went well, the people were lovely, and despite the impression you get from glancing at the photo, I was in a great mood. Heck, I am always in a great mood. I just happened to look up and, seeing a camera pointed in my direction, threw my hands up.

My husband oftentimes goes with me when I am on assignment. He is a great help when it comes to taking names and knows which lenses I like to use on what cameras. I am trying to teach him how to take photos. He is always practicing on me, though. Um? Looks like I have taught him well. Except for me, that is a pretty good photo.

See? Photos can be deceiving.

Thanks to all the officials who made the shoot go smoothly. Those homemade oatmeal/cranberry cookies were wonderful.

Friends

“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”


Good friends. Good times. Good food. Good drink. Crisfield.

































If you are looking for a new home, consider our friendly town. Bring a covered dish and stay awhile.

Khawp khun makh, Joy and Bill for hosting such a nice party. Good luck George and Templeton!

Tis the Season

"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant

We are all in fall mode. Willow is getting ready for her grand ball, chipmunks are listening to "Oh, Canada" as they gather their winter food, Gray is putting on his winter hat, Gordon and ChefE are planning on catching all the fish in New York ...I would like to mention everyone, but then I would never get around to posting my photos. Except, I do wonder what Bagman is doing?

Fall is a wonderful time of the year to get out and enjoy the beauty around us. That includes going for walks and drives and taking in the sights and sounds of a new season, decorating our houses and yards with rich fall colors, planning our holidays, and checking out our local stores. I wanderd into the Weathered Porch in Crisfield today looking for a particular chair and found some wonderful fall colors I would like to share with you.

A "Bahhhhh" filtered photo

“Lying there, I heard the gentle, drowsy tinkling if a goat-bell, and presently the herds wandered past us, pausing to stare with vacant yellow eyes, bleat sneeringly, and then move on.” ~ Gerald Durrell

Another one of those photo that helps to wear down my breaks. I saw this little girl with her goat on the way to an assignment and had to slam on my breaks. Filtered in Adobe CS4.



“There is no house possessing a goat but a blessing abideth wherein.”

Corn Harvest

"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~ William Blake

Ring. Ring.

"Hello."

"We need a photo of a corn harvest. Now."

Newspaper photographers have to be ready to deliver on a moments notice. When I got this little assignment I had to find someone harvesting corn. Half of our talent is being part Sherlock Holmes.

I found this guy working his fields about 15 minutes up the road from where I live. I lucked up. I could have been driving the roads for hours with a deadline looming. Here I had a nice blue sky to work with. Sometimes we have to deal with terrible lighting conditions.

Moving my camera to a different location I lost my light.

Naturally, I had to flag the operator down and interrupt his work to get his name. To get a better photo I begged a ride. You can see the corn at the bottom. This was taken inside the cab - smoked glass was not perfect for the shot, but just one of those things out of my control (news photographers always have to work with things out of their control).

And we have to be brave. I opened the door, and hanging by one hand, shot with the other as we were moving along.





I do have to say that people around here are very nice about being interrupted to let me intrude on their lives. Some mighty fine people live in Crisfield! They make my work much easier.

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Anyone for a Game of Field Hockey?

Those who follow this blog know that Princess Anne is about 20 minutes from Crisfield, and that I occasionally bring you a photo from our county seat. I covered a game for the newspaper a few days ago and thought I would share this with you field hockey fans. The girls in maroon are from Princess Anne. Gooo Washington High! The other team is from Pocomoke High School, in another county. They all played a great game.

Next time I cover a Crisfield field hockey game I will share some photos with you. Gooo Crisfield! Oh, our team is called the Crisfield Crabbers. Does that surprise you?







The Washington High School cheerleaders. Just kidding. They were rooting for Coach Sue Crudis. That's her name spelled out on their chests.

I love both teams but when Washington plays Crisfield I will have to root, root, root for my team.

Update: October 24 - I made a boo-boo and said the girls in blue were from Princess Anne. Someone alerted me to the fact today and I corrected it. I know the colors of Washington are maroon and white. Sorry. That's what happens when you try to do to much too fast. All fixed. Thanks for the tip. I can use all the help I can get. Really.